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Accident Summary Nr: 200122398 - Employee killed when struck by falling steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200122398 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 05/06/2003
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30527793105/06/20031791238120Danny'S Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on May 6, 2003, Employee #1, an ironworker, and a coworker were rigging steel beams to be picked and flown to the sixteenth and seventeenth floors of a construction project. They were rigging two steel beams using a multi-lift/Christmas tree method. Each beam was 28 feet long and weighed 600 pounds. Employee #1 was struck and killed by the bottom beam in the rigging when the beam disengaged from the choker.

Keywords: RIGGING, STEEL BEAM, IRON WORKER, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, CHOKER
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Multi-family dwelling New project or new addition $20,000,000 and over 18 240 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 305277931 Fatality Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Erecting structural steel
Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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